Controversies: Excimer Laser Refractive Surgery, Corneal Collagen
Crosslinking and Refractive Cataract Surgery
Tuesday, 7 September
17:00 to 20:00
Amphitheatre Bleu Room
Le Palais des Congres
Chairs: Jorge L. Alio (Spain) and William B. Trattler (United States)
Supported by 
Excimer Laser Refractive Surgery
Moderator: Jorge L. Alio
Presenters
- Arthur B. Cummings (Ireland)
Case 1 – 32 Year Old with FFKC: PRK first vs. CXL first, or combined PRK and CXL
Discussion
- Steven C. Schallhorn (United States)
Case 2 – LASIK in patients with thin corneas
Discussion
- Dan Z. Reinstein (England)
Case 3 – LASIK in young patient with large pupils
Discussion
- Jorge L. Alio (Spain)
Case 4 – Surface ablation vs. LASIK vs. phakic IOLs in patients with higher levels of myopia
Discussion
- Alaa El-Danasoury (Saudi Arabia)
Case 5 – LASIK enhancement recommendations: Flap lift vs. surface enhancements
Discussion
Panelists
- Julian D. Stevens (England)
- Vikentia Katsanevaki(Greece)
- Jack T. Holladay (United States)
- George D. Kymionis (Greece)
- Gustavo E. Tamayo (Colombia)
- Mitchell A. Jackson (United States)
- William B. Trattler (United States)
Corneal Collagen Crosslinking
Moderator: William Trattler
Presenters
- R. Doyle Stulting (United States)
Point / Counter Point: Epi-Off CXL
- Roberto Pinelli (Italy)
Point / Counter Point: Epi-On CXL
Discussion
- A. John Kanellopoulos (Greece)
Point /Counter Point: Order of Treatments - Combination of Custom Surface Ablation and CXL
- Simon P. Holland (Canada)
Point /Counter Point: Order of Treatments – Sequential vs.combination of topography-guided PRK and CXL
Discussion
- Renato Ambrosio Jr. (Brazil)
FFKC: When to perform primary custom surface ablation vs custom surface with CXL
Discussion
- Frank W. Price Jr. (United States)
Crosslinking for the treatment of corneal infections
Discussion
- Jerome C. Vryghem (Belgium)
Future indications of crosslinking (corneal edema, etc.)
Discussion
Panelists
- Jerome Vryghem (Belgium)
- Aleksandar Stojanovic (Norway)
- Aylin Uzbek (Turkey)
- Juan-Carlos Abad (Colombia)
- Elena Albe (Italy)
Refractive Cataract Surgery
Moderator: Richard L. Lindstrom
Presenters
- Stephen G. Slade (United States)
Femtosecond Cataract Surgery: Why It Is A Game Changer
Discussion
- Richard Lindstrom (United States)
Presbyopic IOLs in Patients with Previous Refractive Surgery
Discussion
- George Beiko (Canada)
Options for Patients with Unilateral Cataracts (Other Eye Either Phakic or Pseudophakic with a Monofocal IOL)
Discussion
- Uday Devgan (United States)
Presbyopic IOLs in Challenging Cases: PXE, Fuch's, ARMD
Discussion
- Dimitra M. Portaliou (Greece)
What is the Real Accommodation in Accommodating IOLS?
Discussion
Panelists
- Amar Agarwal (India)
- Carlos Buznego (United States)
- Carlos Verges (Spain)
- Jack T. Holladay (United States)
- Jorge L. Alio (Spain)
- Mark Packer (United States)
- Patrick Versace (Australia)